I was at work Friday night, well Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday also, unfortunately I still have to earn a living, I crawled out of bed bleary-eyed late Saturday morning to the welcome, "we're going up the Mohican Hill today, coffee's in the bag" more important than a map in Sue's opinion, today will be a Sue walk, "I've planned the route, the bag is packed, I'll lead the way", all very well, but as she has no passport, doesn't fly, can't drive, it's a bank holiday weekend, I guess the Mohican Hill is near home, somewhere? "You know the hill I mean It's had It's hair cut", truth is if I hadn't just got out of bed the penny would of dropped sooner, we where going up Whitbarrow Scar.
Whitbarrow Scar from Mill Side.

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Looking to Buckhouse Wood on the southern face of Whitbarrow Scar.
   
We're now clear of the trees, views over the Kent Channel to Arnside Knott.
   
Views over the Winster Valley to the distant hills of the Lake District.
   
The endless view to the south.
   
Falling from the summit of Whitbarrow Scar the massive cliffs of Chapel Head Scar.
   
Surrounded by the mixed woodland of the Winster Valley, Witherslack Hall.
   
From one of the cairns on the western edge of Whitbarrow Scar views to the grey-blue hills of Lakeland.
   
The limestone pavements in the Harvey Nature Reserve.
   
Above Chapel Head Scar looking south.
   
Looking to the limestone pavements that stretch across Whitbarrow Scar, laid down some 350 million years ago at the bottom of a shallow tropical sea.
   
The woods of Wakebarrow, across the skyline the Howgill Fells.
   
Looking to Scout Scar above the Lyth Valley.
   
The Harvey Memorial Cairn adorns the 706ft high summit of Whitbarrow Scar.
   
Passing through High Park Wood.
   
An idyllic scene at Beck Head.
   
The small limestone cliff from the base of which this stream emerges, gives Beck Head it's name.
   
As I walked round the corner the colours of this unnamed coppice just caught my eye, I just had to take the picture.
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